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This service improvement project describes how the evaluation of virtual reality (VR) in outpatient hand therapy was redesigned in partnership with consumers to better capture engagement with hand therapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The evaluation was undertaken in an outpatient hand therapy service. Initial evaluation relied on standardised quantitative measures, which did not address the original purpose of implementing VR in the treatment setting. Through collaboration with consumer partners and research mentors, the evaluation was redesigned using a value\u2010based care framework (comfort, capability and calm). Questionnaires using open and closed questions were developed in partnership with consumers and administered to both consumers attending the hand therapy unit and clinicians who worked in the unit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seven clinicians and 12 consumers participated. The redesigned evaluation identified that VR enhanced engagement with therapy by creating a low\u2010pressure and engaging environment. These findings would not have been captured in the original evaluation approach. Participants identified contextual factors (physical space, technology reliability, cultural and language considerations, and the importance of \u2018hands\u2010on\u2019 guidance) that influenced the successful use of VR.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Co\u2010designing the evaluation of the service improvement project fundamentally changed what was measured and understood. This study demonstrates that involving consumers in how we evaluate projects can provide insights about engagement in therapeutic intervention. Partnering with consumers shaped this project and ensured outcomes reflected real\u2010world needs. This approach is encouraged across future hand therapy projects and research to ensure that innovation in clinical practice truly aligns with the people they are designed to support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/hex.70817","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]],"date-time":"2026-08-11T10:55:15Z","timestamp":1786445715000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Measuring What Matters: Redesigning Evaluation With Consumers to Understand Engagement in Hand Therapy Using Virtual Reality"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Margo","family":"Coffey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Occupational Therapy Department, Logan General Hospital Metro South Hospital and Health Service Brisbane Queensland Australia"},{"name":"Occupational Therapy Department, Queensland Children's Hospital Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Brisbane Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8993-5202","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Megan","family":"Simons","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Occupational Therapy Department, Queensland Children's Hospital Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Brisbane Queensland Australia"},{"name":"Children's Health Research Centre The University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine Herston Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Taylor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Consumer Co\u2010Researcher and Metro South Health Consumer Partner, C\/O Occupational Therapy Department Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital Coopers Plains Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2275-8256","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gail","family":"Kingston","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Healthcare Sciences James Cook University Townsville Queensland Australia"},{"name":"Allied Health Governance Unit Townsville Hospital and Health Service Townsville Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12680\/balneo.2024.664"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.hansur.2024.101750"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/23743735231211983"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jht.2020.04.001"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","article-title":"Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation","volume":"2015","author":"Laver K. 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